New Orleans · the midpoint
New Orleans is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Read more →
Meet halfway between Oklahoma City and Tampa
The fair place to meet is New Orleans, LA — the city closest to the midpoint of Oklahoma City and Tampa. From the farther side that’s about 12 hr 5 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
New Orleans, LA
From Oklahoma City
12 hr 5 min
576 mi to New Orleans
From Tampa
10 hr 5 min
481 mi to New Orleans
Tampa has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 2 hr. The alternatives below can even it out. Oklahoma City and Tampa are about 1,025 miles apart.
More meetups from Oklahoma City
Meeting in New Orleans
Oklahoma City and Tampa are about 1,025 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near New Orleans, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 12 hr 5 min of driving on the Oklahoma City side and 10 hr 5 min on the Tampa side — the fairest single meeting point among the cities near the middle.
Over this distance most people will fly rather than drive the whole way. New Orleans still makes a fair, central place for Oklahoma City and Tampa to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If New Orleans doesn't have what you're after, Birmingham and Memphis are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Oklahoma City and Tampa.
About the cities
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, often shortened to OKC, is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the 21st-most populous U.S. city and 8th largest in the Southern United States, with a population of 681,054 at the 2020 census. Read more →
Tampa
Tampa is a major city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Hillsborough County. Tampa's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Oklahoma City and Tampa?
- New Orleans, LA is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,025 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 12 hr 5 min from the farther city to New Orleans.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.